Anthony Irwin takes a daily look at the Los Angeles Lakers in his own unique way, with the help of any number of guests from throughout NBA coverage, and beyond.
Two brothers talk about tv shows, movies, pop culture, Marvel, and Star Wars. Weekly guests join in the conversation and try to keep up. The podcast is free form and uncensored. Part of the FU Tony Podcast network. …
The Peyton Watson trade helps the Lakers in more ways than one, even if they would've loved to land him. Anthony discusses that situation, then dives into an iTunes mailbag that he desperately needed …
Anthony sifts through the dust settling after the Nuggets salary dumped Peyton Watson and discusses the Lakers' impact on Denver's approach to that situation as well as some of the downstream effects of their …
Anthony missed a few questions in the iTunes mailbag and, in reading back, noticed a trend in how fans felt about the offseason initially and how they've bought into the moves over the course …
No one considered quitting the Lakers when Mark Walter bought the Lakers, and his investment portfolio has a few things in common with the new owners some fans say they can't support. Anthony explains …
Anthony looks at things through his prism. Harrison and he see things pretty similarly. So, Anthony brings in Raj to get a better sense of what a Lakers fan might feel about these billionaires …
The Lakers have changed ownership three times in the last year or so. This time has come with an extra side of billionaire drama. You know how Anthony feels about this, but how about …
Jeanie Buss is fighting back against her siblings over their decision to sell the remaining stake in the Lakers and arguing that only she understands what is best for the Lakers. Anthony... doesn't quite …
Anthony lays out the painstaking steps taken by all involved to eventually arrive at this clusterbleep in an effort to explain why he doesn't think any of this has ever been about what is …
The Lakers are mere weeks from training camp. Luka's own minicamp starts in days. Anthony doesn't think dragging out litigation with siblings over the ability to run the team is the move if Jeanie …
With all this nonsense flying around, Anthony makes the argument that it makes it even more important that the now owners step in and make a splashy hire if they overhaul the front office.
Anthony and Harrison wrap up their conversation about all this madness with a Jeanie-Little Finger comparison and the notion that maybe, just maybe Jonathan Kuminga might be the big winner here. That and more …
Anthony and Pete hadn't spoken on the pod in a little while and whew boy a lot happened. They catch up and react to the shocking news that the Lakers have been sold for …
Under the Buss siblings, the Lakers obviously weren't optimized, but since Jeanie sold the team, it's been off-court distraction after off-court distraction. Lakers fans have clearly had enough. Also, Anthony pokes and prods Pete …
The NBA dropped every team's schedules and the Lakers' follows several recent trends. Anthony discusses those, what he's heard since yesterday's craziness regarding the sale of the franchise and a few other topics the …
Anthony has broken down more than a few schedules in his time covering the team and there are a few rules this one followed as well. He discusses that, the number of national tv …
The Lakers brand is one of the strongest in all of professional sports. The notion that they were going to lose a big chunk of their nationally televised games simply because LeBron James left …
Anthony and Harrison discuss a truly shocking turn of events, as Mark Walter has sold the Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. They go through some of the key details, discuss greener pastures, …
Anthony starts the show solo to update you on what we know right now about the Lakers being sold and why, then Harrison finally shows up to discuss the phrasing in Bob Iger's statement …
Anthony and Harrison wrap up their conversation about grass not necessarily getting greener on the other side of the fence, then discuss some reasons for optimism heading into the Iger era. The wrap with …
Anthony welcomes Andy Kamenetzky (Locked On Lakers, ESPNLA) to debate what they think the biggest gamble is Lakers history is or was. They discuss the couple games that were announced earlier Tuesday and wonder …
Anthony believes Walker Kessler is the biggest gamble in Lakers history. Andy Kamenetsky thinks it's Kobe. The guys present their cases and launch their brutal blood feud with each other.
Anthony and Andy wrap up their Kessler conversation, then dive into the couple of games that were announced earlier Tuesday. Lakers-Warriors is pretty uninspired. Lakers-Sixers was also pretty predictable but significantly more fun to …
Anthony thinks so. What do you think? Either way, Kessler can work out. The bar is going to be high, but he's talented enough to meet or even exceed it.
The Lakers gave up so much to acquire Walker Kessler that they have nothing now to address the gaping hole in their starting lineup. Anthony wonders whether there was another approach that may have …